Norfolk to Yantian

Norfolk, US to Yantian, CN (USORF to CNYTN)

Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Yantian starts at $191 per 20' container and at $250 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 33 to 64 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Maersk and 4 other carriers.

The lowest ocean freight ($250 with Yang Ming) takes 34 days at sea, while the fastest option (33 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $182 costs 1 extra day at sea.

An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Hapag-Lloyd) is filed at $432 ocean freight — $182 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Norfolk and Yantian.

Rates checked on Oct 11, 2026.

Current sailings

Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.

CarrierDepartureTransitOcean freight (40'HC)Origin chargesDestination chargesPort cutoffValid untilAction
Yang Ming34 days$250$8TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming51 days$250$8TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming47 days$250$8TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming45 days$250$8TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming38 days$250$8TBASelect & Quote
Yang Ming38 days$250$8TBASelect & Quote
Maersk55 days$251$15$24Select & Quote
OOCL58 days$255TBATBASelect & Quote
OOCL58 days$255TBATBASelect & Quote
OOCL50 days$258TBA$5Select & Quote
OOCL48 days$258TBA$5Select & Quote
OOCL53 days$258TBA$5Select & Quote
OOCL57 days$258TBA$5Select & Quote
OOCL50 days$258TBA$5Select & Quote
Evergreen58 days$267TBA$5Select & Quote
OOCL50 days$267TBA$5Select & Quote
OOCL58 days$267TBA$5Select & Quote
OOCL43 days$267TBA$5Select & Quote
ZIM37 days$424TBATBASelect & Quote
ZIM39 days$424TBATBASelect & Quote
ZIM39 days$424TBATBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd55 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd34 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd51 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd55 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd55 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd33 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd57 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd55 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd33 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd55 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd56 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd34 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd38 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd55 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd38 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd55 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
ZIM47 days$440TBATBASelect & Quote
ZIM38 days$440TBATBASelect & Quote
ZIM40 days$440TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen49 days$600TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen48 days$600TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen55 days$600TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen58 days$600TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen50 days$600TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen48 days$600TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen43 days$600TBATBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD36 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Hapag-Lloyd Alt POD35 days$432$8TBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt PODN/AN/A$500TBATBAN/ASelect & Quote
OOCL Alt PODN/AN/A$517TBA$5N/ASelect & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD47 days$680$8$30Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD64 days$680$8$30Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD61 days$680$8$30Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD62 days$680$8$30Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD45 days$680$8$30Select & Quote
Yang Ming Alt POD39 days$680$8$30Select & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD46 days$700TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD46 days$700TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD47 days$700TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD46 days$700TBATBASelect & Quote
Evergreen Alt POD38 days$700TBATBASelect & Quote

Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.

Rates last fetched on

62 sailings available · Transit: 33–64 days · 7 carriers

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